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Mama Rose's Lasagna

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  • Servings: 6
  • Prep: 25m
  • Cook: 1h
  • The following recipe serves 6 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 1/2 pound ground beef
  • 1/2 pound ground pork
  • 1/2 cup sweet onion, finely chopped
  • 1/2 cup green bell pepper, finely chopped
  • 1 teaspoon salt (seasoned salt)
  • 1 jar (26 ounce) pasta sauce (tomato-basil spaghetti sauce, I used Ragu`)
  • 9 dry lasagna sheets (no-boil)
  • 2 large eggs
  • 16 ounces cottage cheese (small curd)
  • 2 teaspoons garlic powder, divided
  • 1 teaspoon Italian Seasoning
  • 1/2 cup parmesan cheese, grated (or romano cheese, the shaker type cheese)
  • 2 cups Italian cheese blend, shredded (divided)
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

  • Step 2: In a large skillet over medium heat, the first seven ingredients along with 1 teaspoon of the garlic powder. Cook until meat is browned and veggies are tender.

  • Step 3: Drain and return to skillet add spaghetti sauce stir well ,turn to low and simmer for 20 minutes.

  • Step 4: While sauce is simmering, mix together eggs and cottage cheese.

  • Step 5: In a lightly greased or sprayed 11x 8 inch baking dish,add 1/3 of the sauce.

  • Step 6: Place 3 sheets of lasagna side by side,place 1/3 of cottage cheese/egg mixture over the lasagna.

  • Step 7: Top with 1/3 of the Italian cheese blend, and sprinkle 1/4 cup of the parmesan/romano over that.

  • Step 8: Mix together the remaining garlic powder and Italian seasoning, and sprinkle over the cheese.

  • Step 9: Top with 3 more of the lasagna sheets side by side, top with another 1/3 of the cottage cheese/egg mixture.

  • Step 10: Sprinkle with 1/3 more of the Italian cheese blend,spread 1/3 more of the meat mixture over the cheese.

  • Step 11: Place the last 3 of the the lasagna sheets over the meat,top with the last of the cottage cheese/ egg mixture,with a slotted spoon add remaining meat over the cottage cheese /egg layer.

  • Step 12: Top that layer with the remaining 1/3 of the Italian cheese blend, and sprinkle with the remaining 1/4 cup of parmesan/romano cheese.

  • Step 13: Cover with foil and bake for 45 minutes, remove foil and bake for another 10 minutes or until cheese is light browned and bubbly.


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